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161 The Planning Commission of India was set up in: Economics/Business Economics
Five Year Plans
Easy
162 An economic system in which both the state and the private sector play a role is called a: Economics/Business Economics
Five Year Plans
Easy
163 A farmer starts using a new high-yielding variety of seeds in place of traditional seeds. Which goal of plann… Economics/Business Economics
Five Year Plans
Medium
164 The policy of avoiding food imports by producing enough food within the country reflects the goal of: Economics/Business Economics
Five Year Plans
Medium
165 Why can the goals of growth and employment sometimes conflict in planning? Economics/Business Economics
Five Year Plans
Hard
166 The principle of "land to the tiller" means that: Economics/Business Economics
Agriculture: features, problems and policies
Easy
167 The Green Revolution is associated mainly with the use of: Economics/Business Economics
Agriculture: features, problems and policies
Easy
168 Fixing the maximum amount of land that a person can own is called: Economics/Business Economics
Agriculture: features, problems and policies
Medium
169 The first phase of the Green Revolution benefited mainly: Economics/Business Economics
Agriculture: features, problems and policies
Medium
170 Why did a larger marketable surplus after the Green Revolution help the government? Economics/Business Economics
Agriculture: features, problems and policies
Hard
171 Under the Industrial Policy Resolution 1956, a private firm wishing to start a new industrial unit generally … Economics/Business Economics
Industry: features, problems and policies
Easy
172 Small-scale industries were promoted after independence mainly because they are: Economics/Business Economics
Industry: features, problems and policies
Easy
173 How many categories of industries were defined by the Industrial Policy Resolution 1956? Economics/Business Economics
Industry: features, problems and policies
Medium
174 Licences were given more easily for setting up units in economically backward areas. What was the main aim of… Economics/Business Economics
Industry: features, problems and policies
Medium
175 Why were certain products reserved for production by small-scale industries? Economics/Business Economics
Industry: features, problems and policies
Hard
176 The trade strategy of replacing imports with domestic production is called: Economics/Business Economics
Foreign trade
Easy
177 A limit on the quantity of a good that may be imported is a: Economics/Business Economics
Foreign trade
Easy
178 The infant industry argument for protection says that: Economics/Business Economics
Foreign trade
Medium
179 Which tool of protection also directly raises government revenue? Economics/Business Economics
Foreign trade
Medium
180 Which was a major criticism of India's long-running import substitution policy? Economics/Business Economics
Foreign trade
Hard